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Javerbaum Wurgaft Welcomes Rait as Partner and Executive Director 

Javerbaum Wurgaft Welcomes Rait as Partner and Executive Director Mitchell Rait                                            [Courtesy Photo.]
Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins   Mitchell Rait as partner and executive director. Rait previously was a partner and chief operating officer at Budd Larner  in Short Hills. At Javerbaum Wurgaft, he will oversee business operations and assist in strategic growth, according to the release. He is a former trustee of the New Jersey Association of Legal Administrators and a past president of the New York Legal Marketing Association. He earned his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law and his B.S. from New York University Stern School of Business. Managing partner Eric Kahn said in a statement that Rait  "brings to Javerbaum Wurgaft decades of law firm industry knowledge to help best serve our clients. In addition to administering and marketing our firm, Mitch is a seasoned lawyer with well-rounded experience in employment law and other practice areas." |

Adams Joins Greenbaum Rowe as Litigation Partner

Adams Joins Greenbaum, Rowe as Litigation Partner Christopher D. Adams               [Courtesy  Photo.]
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis  in Woodbridge announced that Christopher D. Adams  joined as a partner in the litigation department. Adams handles criminal defense, internal investigations, attorney ethics and disciplinary proceedings, as well as complex commercial litigation. He now chairs the firm's criminal defense and regulatory compliance practice group, which handles cases of alleged financial fraud, corruption, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, breaches of fiduciary duty and environmental violations. "I am thrilled to become a partner at a firm with such an outstanding legacy," said Adams in a statement issued by the firm. "I'm excited to join my new colleagues as creative and committed advocates for the individuals and businesses we represent."  |

Two Join WIlentz Goldman

Two attorneys have recently joined Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer in the firm's Woodbridge office.

Two Join WIlentz, Goldman & Spitzer Robert Beckelman                          [Photo Credit: Patrick F. Infante.]
Robert Beckelman  joined the redevelopment, land use and real estate practices as a partner. Beckelman for almost 20 years has represented developers, property owners and municipalities throughout New Jersey in connection with land use and zoning, redevelopment, and affordable housing matters, as well as in related litigation and appeals, the firm said. He has represented clients undertaking redevelopment projects, including litigation related to those projects, as well as other redevelopment and land use litigation. Beckelman previously was with  Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, where he was a partner in the redevelopment and land use practice. 

Two Join WIlentz, Goldman & Spitzer Joshua S. Kincannon                          [Photo Credit: Patrick F. Infante.]
Joshua S. Kincannon  joined the mass tort/class action practice as counsel. Kincannon has a record of securing recoveries for victims of defective medical device implants throughout the country, the firm said. He has served as lead counsel in multicounty litigation over surgical mesh and hip implants in New Jersey, the firm added.  At Wilentz, Kincannon will continue to represent clients injured by defective medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs, and in class actions. He received his J.D. from Rutgers Law School-Camden in 2000, and his B.A. in economics from  Rowan University in 1997. |

Sills Cummis Promotes Three 

Sills Cummis & Gross in Newark announced that Michael S. Carucci and Cecilia I. Lassiter were promoted to partner, and Jeffrey A. Wendler was promoted to of counsel, as of Oct. 1.